THE POWER OF POETRY #12: “THE POWER OF GRIEF” – KIERAN COLLIER
Power of Grief – Kieran Collier I. My mother passed when I was 14. I say passed because it’s gentle in the same way she was. I … Continue reading
REVIEW: BACKCHANNEL – EMILY SKILLINGS (POOR CLAUDIA)
I untouch you and move headfirst into the couches of this unholy season I read. A lot. There are times I regret that. Say, if the person I’m seeing is … Continue reading
REVIEW: 24 HOURS – MATTHEW DICKMAN (ONE STAR PRESS / POOR CLAUDIA)
24 Hours by Matthew Dickman I went to my mother and asked her to stop talking. I went to my mother and asked if she would hold me. I went … Continue reading
REVIEW: NOTHING TO DO WITH ME – SARAH XERTA (UNIVERSITY OF HELL PRESS)
Nothing To Do With Me by Sarah Xerta “Poets are some of the emptiest people I know is a thought that just hit me from somewhere in the back … Continue reading
REVIEW: When the Gardener Has Left – KIERAN COLLIER (EMERSON COLLEGE)
“She told me that she bought the ring in San Francisco at an outdoor market. I like to imagine she was watching the Pacific hold the coast the same … Continue reading
REVIEW: STEVIE EDWARDS – HUMANLY (SMALL DOGGIES PRESS)
If I string the night between two fence posts, one side heaven and one side hell, if I stand in the middle of the field with a bottle … Continue reading
REVIEW: PORTLAND POETRY SLAM – SO, WHAT? (Where Are You Press)
From “A Letter From My Well-Adjusted Adult Self (Whenever That Will Be) To My Current Mid-Twenties Self” To get out of bed on a good day with depression, the ghost … Continue reading
